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Dr. Ryan Westergaard on a push to split up the MMR vaccine

Wisconsin Department of Health Services state epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard discusses an executive order by President Donald Trump that calls to separate the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 24, 2026

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